Hog-feeder



E. A. KLUMR.

Hoc FEEDER;

APPLICATION FILED AFR.\8.19I8.

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EDWARD A. BLUM?, GF PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO.

BOG-FEEDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 20, 1919.

Application led April 18, 1918. Serial No. 229,224.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. KLUMP, a citizen of the United States,residing in Pleasant township, in the county of Fairfield and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hog-Feeders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention while relating generally tol feeders for hogs has for itsspecial objects to provide an improved construction whereby the feed inthe hopper is kept from clogging and the feed in the trough is kept fromfouling and from being wasted.

The invention is embodied in the example herein particularly shown anddescribed, the features of novelty being finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a transverse vertical sectionon the line I-I Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the line II--II Fig. 1 with some partsin full.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line III--III Fig. 2 looking down.

In the views 5 designates the inclined walls of the hopper, and 6 thevertical walls between which the inclined walls are secured. 7 is acover for the hopper, said cover being hinged at 8 so that feed can besupplied to the ho per and the same protected from rain. omewhat belowthe outlet of the hopper and supported between the vertical walls 6 is aiioor 9. Secured between the vertical walls 6 on the floor 9 beyond theopposite sides of the discharge of the hopper are rails 10 which form atrough to confine the feed to the floor and prevent its loss byscattering. In the corners of the trough between the rails 10 and thefloor I secure a strip 10L triangular in cross section with the beveledside out so as to form sloping sides. Hingedly hung from rods extendingbetween the opposite vertical walls 6 above the rails 10 are doors whichthe hogs must push inward before access to the feed in the trough can begained. The hog naturally tries to get into a trough with both feet. Thesloping sides, however, make an insecure footing and when employed inconnection with the doors, as shown, putting the feet into the trough isrendered impracticable because he cannot get both his feet and his headin at the same time. The hog soon learns that he can gain nothing byattempting to put his feet into the trough. Another 00M of this patentmay be obtained for advantage arising from the construction is that thecorners do not become clogged with feed inaccessible to the hog and thetrough is kept in a sanitary condition without the necessity of frequentcleaning by the owner.

Secured between the upper ends of the vertical walls 6 is a beam 12 inwhich the agitator or agitators are secured. The agitator comprises abar or piece of pipe 13 pierced to receive a series of horizontal crosspieces 14 extending in succession at right angles to each other. Thelower end of the bar 13 has secured to it al stout cross piece l5 whilethe upper end is provided with a chain 16 and bolt 17 The application ofa nut 18 to the threaded end of the bolt provides the means foradjustably suspending the agitator to the beam 12, the bolt being passedthrough a hole in the beam. The parts comprising the agitator are ofsuch combined length that the stout cross piece 15 at the lower endthereof lies below the discharge end of the hopper when the agitator isproperly suspended. The hog in feeding moves the stout piece with hissnout and this of course swings and rotates or lifts the bar 13 and itscross pieces more or less thereby agitating the contents 0f the hopperand causing the feed to discharge with proper freedom. To prevent theagitator from being unduly swung I provide an elongated link 19 for eachbar 13, the links being connected by a hook member 2() and supported inhorizontal position by means of hook bolts 21 secured by nuts in thevertical walls 6. These links, of course, limit the oscillations of thebars 13 and also prevent the agitators-where there is more than onc-frominterfering with each other.

The forms and proportions of the parts can be changed without departingfrom the gist of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

In a hog feeder, the combination with a hopper having a discharge, afeed agitating device consisting of a rigid structure eX- tending upwardinto the hopper and including a bar provided with cross bars. one ofsaid cross bars being below the discharge of the hopper, and linkssuspending said rigid structure by its upper end in said hopper wherebythe rigid structure may be moved vertically and laterally.

EDWARD A. KLUMP.

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